Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathology

Audiology, Speech Language Pathology & Deaf Studies

College of Health Professions

CHP-N-2265

Towson University is inviting applications for a full time 10-month tenure track faculty position at the assistant/associate professor level beginning August of 2009. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate instruction, academic advising, scholarly research activities, clinical supervision, and university and community service. Applicants with expertise in these areas will be given preference: child articulation and language disorders, autism, language and literacy.  Requirements: Earned doctorate in speech language pathology or related field, ASHA certification in speech language pathology. ABD candidates are eligible, all degree requirements must be completed by February 1, 2010. CCC-SLP, and eligibility for Maryland licensure preferred. Salary is commensurate with degree and experience. This position is contingent  on the availability of funds at the time of hire.

The Department of Audiology, Speech Language Pathology and Deaf Studies has 20 full-time faculty and over 260 undergraduate majors across two baccalaureate degree programs: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, and Deaf Studies. The department's graduate programs enroll over 95 students in the master's degree program in speech language pathology, and 40 students in the Audiology clinical doctorate program. In addition, the department is responsible for administering the Towson University Center for Speech, Language  and Hearing that serves over 1,000 clients each year in the greater metropolitan Baltimore community. Towson University offers excellent fringe benefits including leave, health and life insurance options, pension plan, and tuition-waived education for employees and immediate family.

Towson University

Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts.  The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events.  As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls approximately 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 62 undergraduate majors, 39 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C.  The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 800 full-time faculty who work here.

Application Process

Please send a letter of application, current vitae, three current professional reference letters, and relevant support materials:

Karen Fallon, Ph.D.

Chair of SLP Search Committee

Department of Audiology, Speech Language Pathology and Deaf Studies

Towson University

8000 York Road

Towson, MD  21252-0001

E-mail: jbraunstein@towson.edu

Questions should be directed to Dr. Karen Fallon at 410 704-2437 or email kfallon@towson.edu. Review will begin on April 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form.  The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone. 

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.